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New York Post Announces COVID Is Over. It’s Still Running Rampant.
The daily infection rates still tally in the thousands. That’s not “over” by even the most wildly irresponsible metric.
US Counted Over 126,000 New COVID Infections Yesterday. What Are We Doing?
How much we come to regret our inaction will be counted in corpses once the snow melts.
Boost Now or Wait for New Vaccine? Many Wonder How to Face COVID’s Next Wave
Those who've completely tuned out the pandemic are particularly at risk during this latest uptick.
The Time to Plan for Winter COVID Needs to Start Now
Omicron variant BA.5 is being described by scientists as “the worst version of the virus that we’ve seen.”
COVID Policies Should Be Decided by Public Health Agencies, Not Corporations
Some medical professionals and researchers are worried about Pfizer's outsize influence.
Experts Are Worried About the Potential of Another Brutal COVID Winter
Let us find our way to the new year without walking on a road of bones, again.
Activists Say WTO Deal on Vaccine Patents Is “Sham” Dictated by Rich Nations
Advocates say the agreement will do virtually nothing to address vast global inequities in vaccine and treatment access.
Andrew Giuliani Can’t Attend GOP Gubernatorial Debate Due to Being Unvaccinated
The son of the former New York City mayor claims "natural immunity" should be enough to let him participate in person.
WTO Draft Text Has Abandoned COVID Patent Waiver, Critics Say
A World Trade Organization conference kicked off in Geneva on Sunday amid demonstrations in support of the TRIPS waiver.
COVID Is Not Behind Us — It’s Still Sending Children to the Emergency Room
Sick children are the price we pay because we seem to enjoy the arguments more than we can tolerate the solutions.